Course Development
COUNCIL CEASE SUPPORT FOR
PROPOSED AGED-CARE DEVELOPMENT
AT PACIFIC GOLF CLUB
L
ast month Brisbane City Council decided
to scrap the plans to encourage aged-
care development on privately owned
sports and recreation zone land.
Two sites in particular have been the targets
for developers in the city’s southeast suburbs
– Coorparoo Bowls Club and Pacific Golf Club
at Cardinale.
Reside Communities’ proposed development
at Pacific GC includes up to 180 retirement
units which could save the club’s financial
future. The $10 million redevelopment would
deliver a new clubhouse and driving range
and establish a putt-putt on the grounds.
Members at the two clubs have supported
the development plans, but the wider
community and environmental groups have
been less enthusiastic about the proposals.
Bulimba Creek group B4C catchment
Manager Wayne Cameron said the decision
vindicated the many community groups who
had opposed the development plans.
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“It was a case of developers being given
free reign to exploit struggling sports clubs
or vested-interest owners, and a supportive
local government , to return into a financial
windfall, from selling land meant to be used
by the community for outdoor recreation,” he
said.
The local catchment group has raised
concerns about the impact the Reside
proposal would have on significant habitat
corridor linked by Pacific Golf Club land.
Last month it was reported that State
Planning Minister Cameron Dick had placed
conditions on approval of Council’s proposed
amendments, requiring the council to ensure
the developments did not compromise the
sporting facilities in any way.
Reside Communities Director Glen Brown
said they were working their way through
“what, if any, implications, the council’s
announcement would have on the plans for
Pacific Golf Club.
Source: SE Advertiser
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